Merseyside snore draw leaves locals feeling frustrated

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Brendan Rodgers announced himself delighted. Roberto Martínez marvelled at the
tactical intricacies. The now notoriously unsmiling Aaron Lennon wore the
widest of grins while posing for pictures with fans. Where any of them found
the inner sunshine to be positive was lost on everyone else who departed
Goodison Park muttering darkly about arguably the least eventful Merseyside
derby in living memory.

Merseyside Police need not have worried. Their pre-match concerns about an
evening kick-off were not realised as the contest passed without incident in
every conceivable sense. The closest we came to an outbreak of disorder was
when Jordan Henderson

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Naismith, the Everton forward, takes a tumble over Allen during a derby otherwise devoid of notable incidents

2015-02-09 00:01:00.0 Bradley Ormesher / The Times

Naismith, the Everton forward, takes a tumble over Allen during a derby otherwise devoid of notable incidents